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English noun: acculturation

1. acculturation (act) the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture


SamplesThe socialization of children to the norms of their culture.


Synonymsenculturation, socialisation, socialization


Broader (hypernym)social control


Narrower (hyponym)breeding, bringing up, cultivation, fosterage, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing

2. acculturation (cognition) all the knowledge and values shared by a society


Synonymsculture


Broader (hypernym)cognitive content, content, mental object


Narrower (hyponym)meme

3. acculturation (cognition) the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure


Synonymsassimilation


Broader (hypernym)education









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